One day Muhammad Yunus loaned $27 from his own pocket to forty-two stool makers living in a tiny village in Bangladesh. Seeing the profound effect of a little credit for the very poor, Yunus changed his life to establish the Grameen Bank, which provides miniscule loans to the poor of Bangladesh.
Contrarians and bargain hunters seek investment opportunities by departing from conventional thinking. They study the psychology of markets to exploit mistakes caused by crowd behavior (i.e. the he...
Whatever you have -- or haven't -- put away, if you are getting serious about retirement, this book can show you the right moves to make and the pitfalls to avoid. Malaspina's tips will guide you t...
While financial markets sometimes mark time, more often than not they are advancing or correcting. Bull markets eventually are followed by bear interludes; booms; panics; and busts are part of a re...
In this completely revised edition of his classic bestseller Creating Wealth , Allen gives you the principles that you need to stop thinking poor and start growing rich by developing a wealthy mindset
Takeovers, mergers, and other kinds of business ‘deals' became popular in the late 1800s, when corporations including Nabisco, US Steel, and International Harvester were born. Merger fever was espe...
It's common knowledge that China has the fastest growing economy in the world. What is not common knowledge is exactly how Western companies can gain a foothold and increase...
These great investing stories are a well-honed guide to the practicalities of dealing with the turbulent markets of the new century. Learn how to cut through the myths of Wall Street with the help ...
Benjamin Graham, the "father of fundamental investing," showed the way from speculation (based on tips, intuition , and guesswork) to investing as a disciplined, quantitative analysis of a company'...
Gold is one of the world's oldest and most stable repositories of wealth. For centuries, it was the basis of monetary systems; today, those who advocate a monetary gold standard (or gold investment...
Investment philosophers have long debated the role of money in a life well lived. Among their lessons are: Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. (John Wesley) Industry, Frugality, P...
During John Neff's thirty-one years as portfolio manager for Vanguard's Windsor and Gemini Funds, he beat the market twenty-two times, through every imaginable stock market climate, while posting a...
According to Doug Andrew, the bestselling author of Missed Fortune 101, too many Americans are being led down the wrong financial path. Even worse, many Baby Boomers find...
In Jim Cramer's Mad Money, TV's champion of the middle-class investor walks you through the key decisions investors have to make: understanding your tolerance for risk and defining your goals.
Here is a bold new history of economics, the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built a rigorous social science without peer. Skousen unites the great thinkers by ranking them for or...
Stephen E. Frank -- the Internet correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and CNBC -- explains what we need to know about investing in today's dot.com economy.
Real estate remains the one reliable investment in which profits can be made consistently. Whether employment figures and stock prices are high or low, the real estate market never dries...
Papá Rico, Papá Pobre (Rich Dad, Poor Dad Spanish-Language Edition): Lo que ensenan los ricos a sus hijos sobre el dinero--que los pobres y la clase media no hacen!
The story of great real estate investors is a tale of superb salesmanship, public relations, politicking, dealmaking, risk taking and creative financing. Manhattan has by far the greatest concentra...
Life-changing wisdom never goes out of style! This classic work has truly stood the test of time, selling tens of millions of copies and remaining in constant demand. You deserve to be rich,...
Swiss bankers are often called "gnomes", after the trolls of Swiss mythology. They are said to have great power, but are seldom seen-and are discreet to the point of being elusive and enigmatic. Th...
Within the genre of financial self-help, ‘Trusts A Practical Guide’ is an invaluable and rare resource for financial experts and members of the public alike who need a reference work on the subject.
